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Network Readiness Index

28-11-2024

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Overview:

India has improved its position by eleven slots and is now placed at 49th rank as per the Network Readiness Index 2024 (NRI 2024) report released on 21st November 2024.

About Network Readiness Index:

  • It maps the network-based readiness landscape of 133 economies based on their performances in four different pillars: Technology, People, Governance, and Impact, covering a total of 54 variables.
  • The report has been published by the Portulans Institute, an independent non-profit research and educational institute based in Washington DC.
  • Highlights of the report
    • India has not only improved its ranking, but also improved its score from 49.93 in 2023 to 53.63 in 2024. It is noteworthy that India leads in several indicators.
    • The report states that India secured 1st rank in ‘AI scientific publications’, ‘AI talent concentration’ and ‘ICT services exports’, 2nd rank in ‘FTTH/Building Internet subscriptions’, ‘Mobile broadband internet traffic within the country’ and ‘International Internet bandwidth’, 3rd rank in ‘Domestic market scale’ and 4th rank in ‘annual investment in telecommunication services.
    • India has ranked 2nd in the group of lower-middle-income countries after Vietnam.
    • As per the report, India has demonstrated significant digital progress, with notable strengths in technological innovation and digital transformation.

Q1: What is governance?

It is defined as the manner in which power is exercised in the management of a country's economic and social resources for development. 

News: India climbs up eleven slots to be among Top 50 Countries in Network Readiness Index 2024